Got called this afternoon with 2nd hand report of sighting in Odstone 2 weeks ago then got call at 10.15pm from Odstone.:
strange barking opposite her (which matches the location of a previous sighting) upsetting the lady's own dogs, activating the floodlight, 6pm and 10pm. Pheasants and pheasant food are kept there. Barking sounded "funny" more terrier than labrador (she has black labs herself) but very persistent and when ran south towards village, set other dogs off. Didn't see it in the dark but could localise this funny barking.
I raced there from my late shift and got there 1 minute after floodlight activation, left the Jeep engine running (he recognises that), and tinkled biscuits in his metal bowl. Under normal circumstances that would have him at your feet from a 20 mile radius, drooling.
Nothing. Well, just one fox in the headlights.
Hope to despair again. Stuck around for an hour and now need to go to bed at half past midnight having just got home.
Food went from Green Lane kennel again (a mile from the above).
Bedtime prayer: PLEASE just go in the trap Sky, on your wanders tonight!!
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A mile is nothing for a free dogs I think you are finding his rounds....Maybe another feed station at this cottage would be a good idea. He may be attracted by the other dogs and the pheasant food.
ReplyDeleteDon't give up - the darkest hour is just before dawn! This last post is really encouraging. I'll walk Charlie around Odstone and the surrounding fields and footpaths today. Did the footpath (well, mostly ploughed fields!) between Odstone and Green Lane, where Leics Round crosses, on Monday and for some reason Charlie was like a dog possessed. It could be the scent of pheasants or rabbits but he was straining on the lead all the way. (I daren't let him run free as he doesn't know the area well). We walked back through fields, veering away from the footpath signs as the ploughed field almost impossible to negotiate, and got back on the road through a gap in the hedge. I just have a feeling about that area. I keep being drawn to it - but who knows. I just hope Sky isn't drinking from the stream as it looks strangely blue to me! There are a lot of people in Stoke Golding asking after Sky now and I've told them all about this blog. It seems that dog lovers all over the area are keeping their eyes and ears open - lets just keep our fingers and paws crossed!
ReplyDeleteWalked all around the footpaths on the outskirts of Odstone at lunchtime. Spotted lots of pheasant feeders, pheasants and rabbits - but no Sky. One of my friends lost his dog a few years ago and there were sightings of her in a particular area, so he parked there, left the back of their 4 x 4 open and went out of sight. Not long later, she appeared, jumped in and was sitting in there waiting for them. Maybe that's worth a try, as he recognises your vehicle?
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Rachel. That's easy to try. One of the better websites recommends the car as a lure. May try that on Saturday. Ffion
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